Show Them The Money: Pay Transparency
This week's newsletter includes Shelby Wolpa's on pay transparency, 5 stages of DEI maturity, Pyn's analysis of layoff communications, Amplify Academy Golf Cohort Guest Instructors, and more.
I was hoping to get back to my weekly news video roundup in this edition of the newsletter, but unfortunately I’m battling a cold, so I will stick to text.
I’m just returning from a family trip to Florida, so some of the articles I’m spotlighting are from earlier this month - but are still worth your time if they’re not on your radar.
This week I announced the guest instructors for the upcoming Golf Cohort of the Amplify Academy (Feb 2023). There have been so many incredible Chief People Officers and people leaders who’ve joined the cohorts over the best 18 months, and this lineup is truly exceptional, including CPO’s from Spotify, Reddit, Patreon, and The Lego Group. You can learn more about them and secure your seat here.
As California will soon be added to the list of U.S. states requiring compensation data on job postings, Shelby Wolpa’s pay transparency article below is a timely and practical read.
As layoff announcements continue to mount in tech, there are some practical toolkits and communications analyses from Reverb People and Pyn that may help you navigate these challenging times.
This week’s Recruiting Brainfood newsletter from Hung Lee shared an interesting internal memo from Amazon on downsizing their recruiting team and automating more of the front-end application process. Perhaps a preview of more recruiting automation to come?
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I know many HR and people budgets have 2022 have been slashed in year-end cost-cutting exercises. If you’re one of the lucky ones with some budget remaining that you’ll lose at the end of the year, here are a few investments that will pay dividends in your career in 2023 and beyond.
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Here’s an email template you can use to request your company’s support in case it’s helpful.
On to this week’s articles…
Articles discussed in this week's Digest (and more)
Introducing the Amplify Academy Golf Cohort Guest Instructors (Amplify)
Toolkit: How To Handle a Reduction in Force in a Respectful Way (Reverb People)
U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why. (Washington Post)
It’s time to teach empathy and trust with the same rigor as we teach coding (Fast Company)
Your pay transparency plans feeling a bit...opaque? (Shelby Wolpa via LinkedIn)
A leaked Amazon memo may help explain why the tech giant is pushing out so many recruiters (Vox)
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Building People Teams With Bombas Chief People Officer Kerry Chandler
People First and Mission Always With NASA Chief Human Capital Officer Jane Datta